coolidge, if you're interested i have an Aloris CXA toolpost for sale here
http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/aloris-cxa-toolpost.30825/
http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/aloris-cxa-toolpost.30825/
Blay127 thanks for the offer but I'm going with the Dorian CXA QCTP.
I considered for a few weeks that PM1640, but its too much tool for 2 little money, you get what you pay for. That dreadful bondo job on the cast iron and paint looking like it was slobbered on by drunken monkeys should be a tip off. I agree with the other posters that none of the RML type lathes sold by a variety of sellers can compete on paper with the Griz price. ISO factories may make a difference, I don't know. Maybe the Grizzly chucks stink, maybe the electrics ****...... Only 2 real humans have related their experience with the machine to me. They both love it and are happy to have it in their shop. I believe the Griz is the old South Bend Turn Ado with different graphics and the wrestlers belt buckle. I expect to place my order soon.
michael